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chain of command, to begin with, this is to be a joint operation, if necessary, carried out by britain, america, and france combined with other participation and it will be coordinated in that way. in terms of british nationals, obviously, almost all those who want to leave have left. there are some who remain. we have our relationship with the turkish embassy who is working with us in tripoli and we have an active counselor figure in been gauzy -- an active consular figure in bengazi. this is to make sure that humanitarian aid gets through. above all, as he said, any decision to put any men and women of armed forces in harm's way it should only be when aslan necessary. but i believe as he said that we cannot stand back and let a dictator kill his people indiscriminately. to do so would send a chilling signal to others. we should be clear about where our interests lie. in this country, we know that colonel gaddafi is capable of. we should not let him step onto british soil. we should not allow a situation their stateish stat should step on british soil. >> may i ask the prime minister whether,
chain of command, to begin with, this is to be a joint operation, if necessary, carried out by britain, america, and france combined with other participation and it will be coordinated in that way. in terms of british nationals, obviously, almost all those who want to leave have left. there are some who remain. we have our relationship with the turkish embassy who is working with us in tripoli and we have an active counselor figure in been gauzy -- an active consular figure in bengazi. this is...
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carried out by britain, america, and france, with arab and other participation and coordinated in that way. in terms of british nationals, obviously, all of those who want to leave have left. there are still some. we have a relationship with the turkish embassy, who are working with us and for us in tripoli, and we also have an active consular figure in benghazi. stopping gaddafi from going to bend gosling -- benghazi is in their interests. as he said, the decision to put our men and women into harm's way should only be taken when necessary. we cannot stand back and let a dictator kill his people indiscriminately. to do so would send a chilling signal to others, and that also believe we should be clear about where our interests lie. in this country, particularly, we know what abu dhabi is capable of. we cannot have a failed state on the border. >> malcom. >> may i congratulate him for his superb leadership that he and the foreign secretary have given it and at the united nations for securing this resolution, without which the people of libya and benghazi would be facing a humanitarian
carried out by britain, america, and france, with arab and other participation and coordinated in that way. in terms of british nationals, obviously, all of those who want to leave have left. there are still some. we have a relationship with the turkish embassy, who are working with us and for us in tripoli, and we also have an active consular figure in benghazi. stopping gaddafi from going to bend gosling -- benghazi is in their interests. as he said, the decision to put our men and women into...
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i will close by addressing what this action says about the use of america's military power and america's broader leadership in the world under my presidency. as commander-in-chief, i have no greater responsibility than keeping this country safe, and no decision weighs on me more than when to deploy our men and women in uniform. i have made it clear that i will never hesitate to use our military swiftly, decisively, and unilaterally when necessary to defend our people, our homeland, our allies, and our core interests. that is why we are going after al qaeda wherever they seek a foothold. that is why we continue to fight in afghanistan, even as we have ended over combat mission in iraq and removed more than 100,000 troops from that country. there will be times, though, when our safety is not directly threatened, but our interests and our values are. sometimes the course of history poses challenges that threaten our common humanity and our common security. responding to natural disasters, for example, or preventing genocide and keeping the peace. ensuring regional security and maintaining t
i will close by addressing what this action says about the use of america's military power and america's broader leadership in the world under my presidency. as commander-in-chief, i have no greater responsibility than keeping this country safe, and no decision weighs on me more than when to deploy our men and women in uniform. i have made it clear that i will never hesitate to use our military swiftly, decisively, and unilaterally when necessary to defend our people, our homeland, our allies,...
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professor spilled into america's past during lectures and history. join curators and the story behind the scene and museum exhibits on american artifacts. the presidency, focusing on policies and legacies, as told to historic speeches and personal insights from administration officials and experts. american history tv on c-span3, all we can, every weekend. get our complete schedule online and sign up for our schedule alerts. jan now land al jazeera correspondent discusses his experiences on middle east events, including the meese -- the recent protests and tahrir square in cairo. he is joined by the cnn political editor sam feist. the interview took place before president obama speech on libya. >> please turn off your cellphones. this meeting is on the record, so keep that in mind. we will spend some time visiting with our guest and i will have a chance for you ask questions about halfway through. today is a timely moment for us to be visiting with our guest. ayman mohyeldin covers the middle east for al jazeera and has had a fascinating couple month
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. >> it is true that america cannot use our military were ever repression of kurds. given the costs and risks of intervention, we must always measure our interests against the need for action. but that cannot be an argument for never acting on behalf of what is right. in this particular country at this particular moment, we were faced with the prospect of violence on a horrific scale. we had a unique ability to stop the violence. it was an international mandate for action. we had a broad coalition prepared to join us with the support of arab countries and a plea from the libyan people themselves. >> return to your phone calls to ask if the president effectively made the rationale for you. >> thank you for taking my call. i believe the president did not make any case tonight. the u.s. cannot afford to be selective. the reason why the u.n. went to war in libya is not recognized. i think the reason is the u.s. is spiting -- fighting. this is just a grudge that has gotten intense between the u.s. and libya for the last three or four decades. those who have joined them wa
. >> it is true that america cannot use our military were ever repression of kurds. given the costs and risks of intervention, we must always measure our interests against the need for action. but that cannot be an argument for never acting on behalf of what is right. in this particular country at this particular moment, we were faced with the prospect of violence on a horrific scale. we had a unique ability to stop the violence. it was an international mandate for action. we had a broad...
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i will close by addressing what this action says about the use of america's military power and america's broader leadership in the world under my presidency. as commander-in-chief, i have no greater responsibility than keeping this country safe, and no decision weighs on me more than when to deploy our men and women in uniform. i have made it clear that i will never hesitate to use our military swiftly, decisively, and unilaterally when necessary to defend our people, our homeland, our allies, and our core interests. that is why we are going after al qaeda wherever they seek a foothold. that is why we continue to fight in afghanistan, even as we have ended over combat mission in iraq and removed more than 100,000 troops from that country. there will be times, though, when our safety is not directly threatened, but our interests and our values are. sometimes the course of history poses challenges that threaten our common humanity and our common security. responding to natural disasters, for example, or preventing genocide and keeping the peace. ensuring regional security and maintaining t
i will close by addressing what this action says about the use of america's military power and america's broader leadership in the world under my presidency. as commander-in-chief, i have no greater responsibility than keeping this country safe, and no decision weighs on me more than when to deploy our men and women in uniform. i have made it clear that i will never hesitate to use our military swiftly, decisively, and unilaterally when necessary to defend our people, our homeland, our allies,...
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, to being fearful about the future of america. and in that regard, they want somebody that can help us get us back on the right track. >> sarah palin? >> very popular. tells it like it is and she inspires a lot of people. >> two final points. mentioned radio a couple of times. when and how long? >> i was on the radio for five years, two years doing a weekend show, the herman cane show and then three years up until the most reenforcemently. five night as week onw sv out of at lan tax georgia. >> what's the hermanator? >> a nickname given to me by member of the restaurant association when i was chairman of the board back in the early 1990's when we were fighting hillary care. as an officer of the national restaurant association, i became one of the primary spokesperson against hillary care. and so, a gentlemen by the name of larry maccarthy helped us to develop some of the commercials that we used to tell people to the truth to wake people up about hillary care. larry tells the story about how one night he was watching t.v. and the
, to being fearful about the future of america. and in that regard, they want somebody that can help us get us back on the right track. >> sarah palin? >> very popular. tells it like it is and she inspires a lot of people. >> two final points. mentioned radio a couple of times. when and how long? >> i was on the radio for five years, two years doing a weekend show, the herman cane show and then three years up until the most reenforcemently. five night as week onw sv out...
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. >> herman cain is on the economy with spiraling downward of america and whether he will run for the republican nomination. >> i put my pillow and the water. it is up to the neck. the feedback that we've gone from across the country, tens of thousands who are willing to volunteer. >> this sunday at 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. eastern and pacific. beginning april 1 and throughout the month, we will feature the winners of the studentcam competition. in late 1300 students submitted documentary's focusing on a topic that better help them understand the role of the federal government. watch them on c-span and see the students who created them. see them any time online at studentcam.org. >> now president obama on the situation in libya. he said muammar gaddafi must put his government's words into action and implement a cease- fire against rebel forces or face the enforcement of a no-fly zone over parts of this country by the u.s. and its allies. yesterday the u.n. security council passed a resolution authorizing military force if necessary to protect civilian populated areas that are under the
. >> herman cain is on the economy with spiraling downward of america and whether he will run for the republican nomination. >> i put my pillow and the water. it is up to the neck. the feedback that we've gone from across the country, tens of thousands who are willing to volunteer. >> this sunday at 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. eastern and pacific. beginning april 1 and throughout the month, we will feature the winners of the studentcam competition. in late 1300 students submitted...
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that is why i will be in latin america. one of my route reasons for the trip was to strengthen the economic partnerships a broad to create good jobs here at home. but america is a part of the world where the economy is growing quickly. as these markets grow, so does their demand for goods and services. the questions is where they come from. as president, i want to make sure these products are made in america. when to open more markets around the world so american companies can do more business and hire more of our people. here is a statistic to explain why this is important. every $1 billion of goods and services we export supports more than 5000 jobs in the united states. the more we sell overseas, the more jobs we create on our shores. that is why last year and set a goal for this country to double our exports by 2014. it is a goal we are on track to meet. part of the reason why is the rapid growth of latin america. their openness to american business. we not export more than three times as much to latin america as we do
that is why i will be in latin america. one of my route reasons for the trip was to strengthen the economic partnerships a broad to create good jobs here at home. but america is a part of the world where the economy is growing quickly. as these markets grow, so does their demand for goods and services. the questions is where they come from. as president, i want to make sure these products are made in america. when to open more markets around the world so american companies can do more business...
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both parties have always believed that america should have the best of everything. we do have -- we do not have a third rate airports or bridges or highways. that is not who we are. we should not start going down that path. new companies are going to seek out the fastest, most reliable ways to move people, goods, and information, whether they are in chicago or shanghai, and i want them to be here in the united states. so to those who say we cannot afford to make investments in infrastructure, i said we cannot afford not to make investments in infrastructure. we always have had the best infrastructure. the notion that somehow we'd give up that leadership at this critical juncture makes no sense. just ask folks that i met up in marquette, michigan. i was talking to rich schneider about this. this is a town of 20,000 people. far away from the hustle and bustle of places like detroit or grand rapids. but because of the wireless infrastructure they have set up, they have now got the local department store, a third- generation, family-owned, has been able to hook up with
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purer in in indeed making america a safer and strong -- you are indeed making america a safer and stronger nation. a foreign service officer has done a tremendous job and exemplified the great people that you have in the foreign service. i have particular questions to ask, and time is limited, so i will ask them for the record. i want to preface my statement with an overarching concern for the present budget as proposed by the current majority party. now that our reputation is being restored and we are affecting positive change, is this the time we really want to call back funding for a critical programs and initiatives? this is downright dangerous to our national interests. when you talked earlier in even thougheurope, they are tightening their belts, they are also putting more into foreign aid. we need to hold up our end of the bargain when we are talking about foreign aid. that brings me to the specific point of, almost half of the funding being cut from dp migration budget -- from of the migration budget. i am very concerned about afro- colombians and the indigenous. will we lose any o
purer in in indeed making america a safer and strong -- you are indeed making america a safer and stronger nation. a foreign service officer has done a tremendous job and exemplified the great people that you have in the foreign service. i have particular questions to ask, and time is limited, so i will ask them for the record. i want to preface my statement with an overarching concern for the present budget as proposed by the current majority party. now that our reputation is being restored...
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we have the highest birth rate in america. we have 20% larger family size and we have a lot of public land in our state which limits our ability to develop commercially. we have tried to think outside the box in some ways, we have even tried about your program which became world war iii between our legislature and others supporting the voucher program. and those who claim to represent education. you talk about best practices. and certainly there are a lot of those out there in the private sector, charter schools, etc., being advocated. but we are having a hard time to get everyone to agree on what is best practices are. some of the technology, by learning processes, but for you do that, you will reduce our classroom sizes, they are saying. give me suggestions on how we can get people to come together they have different points of view and very opinionated. said to you, to find out how best practices that we should embrace. >> over the years what has gone on in the education sector has been more recesses -- more resources put i
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caller: i am for america going in to help with this war. if you know your bible, it tells you all about it in ezekiel 37, 38, and 39, what is going to happen. host: how does it play into libya? caller: they will come from the north, the south, the east, and the west. host: democrats line. caller: we have to be very careful. look at a country and what they are doing to the palestinians. we have to be ready. we have to look at the no-fly zone. we need to look at what is happening. [unintelligible] if we do it for the palestinian region, we should do it for this the same. host: how are you with the stance we have taken? caller: if we are doing it for humanitarian reasons, the finale. [unintelligible] we have to do it for the israelis, the saudis. host: would you approve it if we had to step up our involvement? caller: you have to be very careful about sending in ground troops. you know some countries that are not going to back up. host: this is off of twitter. michigan, republican line. caller: good morning. you are the finest of c-span. thank
caller: i am for america going in to help with this war. if you know your bible, it tells you all about it in ezekiel 37, 38, and 39, what is going to happen. host: how does it play into libya? caller: they will come from the north, the south, the east, and the west. host: democrats line. caller: we have to be very careful. look at a country and what they are doing to the palestinians. we have to be ready. we have to look at the no-fly zone. we need to look at what is happening....
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president obama is on tour in latin america. he is expected to make remarks soon about the news coming out of libya. secretary of state hillary clinton attended an emergency meeting of world leaders in paris earlier today to deal with the ongoing situation in libya carried we will bring you her remarks again this afternoon on c-span. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] we bring you the head of the nuclear regulatory commission, gregory jaczko. he will talk about u.s. nuclear plant safety. >> everyone has already given their opening statements. at this time we recognize you for five minutes for an opening statement. >> thank you, mr. chairman and the ranking members and members of the subcommittee. i am honor to appear before you today on behalf of the u.s. regulatory -- u.s. nuclear regulatory commission. my opening remarks will focus on events in japan. i will also talk about the budgets. . i would first like to offer my condolences to all those affect
president obama is on tour in latin america. he is expected to make remarks soon about the news coming out of libya. secretary of state hillary clinton attended an emergency meeting of world leaders in paris earlier today to deal with the ongoing situation in libya carried we will bring you her remarks again this afternoon on c-span. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] we bring you the head of the nuclear regulatory...
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america's most important documents are housed here. this morning we have a group of students from four states. they are all a.p. honor students. we are pleased marc ginsberg d to welcome marc ginsberg. what is the situation in libya and what is the end game? guest: it depends on who you ask. if you ask president carter, it is a humanitarian mission to present -- prevent forces from harming innocent civilians. if u.s. the pentagon come it is to enforce a no-fly zone. if you ask susan rice and others, it is to join a coalition of countries that are willing to take this battle all the way to force muammar gaddafi to give up power and perhaps leave libya. you have an unfortunate in consistency to exactly what the goals and objectives are. and host: among the questions asked is what is the mission and how long will we be there? even if it is a limited focus, is still has potential up costing americans blood and treasure. guest: it is clear that from the congressional perspective and the argumentation of whether or not the president should h
america's most important documents are housed here. this morning we have a group of students from four states. they are all a.p. honor students. we are pleased marc ginsberg d to welcome marc ginsberg. what is the situation in libya and what is the end game? guest: it depends on who you ask. if you ask president carter, it is a humanitarian mission to present -- prevent forces from harming innocent civilians. if u.s. the pentagon come it is to enforce a no-fly zone. if you ask susan rice and...
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i believe in the good of all people, in america, and if the people in america would look, we've only been a nation for a few hundred years and if somebody came into our house trying to tell us what to do, katy bar the door because we'd fight for it. and the man down in mississippi said the civil war, the civil war was a bad thing. but we also had help from the british in the south. and you know what? i believe god caused us to lose because what we were doing was wrong. and i believe like the president, i voted for him. i voted republican for my congressman because i was tired of the guy that was in there. i vote for the man not the party. and i believe america ought to turn away because the republicans played a christian thing and the democrats play the poor person thing. but both of them are bought and paid for by the people who paid for their campaigns. host: we'll leave it there. more from the op ed piece this morning in the "washington journal" by peggy noonan. she finishes up here piece the speech obama hasn't given by saying you can read more about that in the "washington journ
i believe in the good of all people, in america, and if the people in america would look, we've only been a nation for a few hundred years and if somebody came into our house trying to tell us what to do, katy bar the door because we'd fight for it. and the man down in mississippi said the civil war, the civil war was a bad thing. but we also had help from the british in the south. and you know what? i believe god caused us to lose because what we were doing was wrong. and i believe like the...
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we have had a mayors' conference both in chicago a modicum of jordan morocco, south america central america canada, bringing all of the marriage together and talking about the same issues and how we can work together and best practices. we have 28 sister cities. historical is based on immigration. the wave of eastern europeans and then in turn at the wave of chinese and mexican, so different ways. historic plea, we are doing business with sister cities and a relationship with not just our city but the metropolitan area of relationship and how important that fits with this global vision for chicago in the region which is very shikar -- very important. i will be visiting very shortly for almost six or seven cities. for the business community of china to make chicago their center of operations, to say that we want to be the gateway of china we want to be the friendliest city to the chinese community and those who arrive whether they are tourists or the business community. we want to make sure that they want to position themselves here. recently when president hu went to washington, he selected
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are in america's interest. the president will visit brazil, chile and bill salvador. this is 35 minutes. >> thank you. good afternoon. i thank each and every one of you for joining us to be with the distinguished secretary for her comments on the eve of president obama's trip to latin america. we thank you for coming. welcome, secretary. it is good to see you here as well as good friends. i am mac mclarty. i had the privilege of serving as president clinton's chief of staff. i have the privilege of being a senior adviser here. dr. john is traveling today so he asked me to step in and will commute for this event on the eve of the president's trip to brazil andy al salvador and introduce our keynote speaker, which i am honored to do. madam secretary, thank you for joining us on what we know is a full schedule and the demanding time. that is the understatement of this year. [laughter] what a good friend the consulate of washington inside ambassador bob strauss meet someone he at miers, he often declares in his com
are in america's interest. the president will visit brazil, chile and bill salvador. this is 35 minutes. >> thank you. good afternoon. i thank each and every one of you for joining us to be with the distinguished secretary for her comments on the eve of president obama's trip to latin america. we thank you for coming. welcome, secretary. it is good to see you here as well as good friends. i am mac mclarty. i had the privilege of serving as president clinton's chief of staff. i have the...
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these will all influenced directions when it comes to america's relationships. i have just come back from korea. there is a strong perspective their parent run is gaining influence. a definite pick up the sense that the regimes are emerging and took a less accommodating to the night did states. it to be nationalistic. the red this situation. this considers what type of regional role the leadership is seeking. barbara has been there seven times. there abysm enemies. she is also the author of irani regional influence. the profits will fall today over the next 20 minutes are so. without further ado. >> thank you. this was an excellent map. it will give you a better sense of how iran sits in the middle of this region between the middle east, central asia and the indian ocean. it is pivotal. there are clairvoyant here. we decided to do this long before they felt it. it is much more timely. all of these are a snapshot of where they are. the narrative that one hears are from others that i ran is far too simplistic. we are seeing a continuation of the pattern that goes
these will all influenced directions when it comes to america's relationships. i have just come back from korea. there is a strong perspective their parent run is gaining influence. a definite pick up the sense that the regimes are emerging and took a less accommodating to the night did states. it to be nationalistic. the red this situation. this considers what type of regional role the leadership is seeking. barbara has been there seven times. there abysm enemies. she is also the author of...
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god in america." please welcome to iowa mr. david bossie. [applause] this morning, we will hear the five to seven minutes of remarks from each panelist. then we will move into the audience participation question and answers. first up, i would like to welcome to the microphone marilyn rickert. [applause] >> hello, i am here to talk to you today about a topic you not think too much about. liberty and taxation. that seems like an oxymoron. under our current tax system, that is true. i am here to challenge you today about who controls your life. should it be the government using the tax code to determine what you do or do not buy it or are you in charge of your own life? i am here to talk to you about a fair tax bill. it is h.r. built 25 that will give you control of your own life thatback. said a fair tax passes today. what would be the first thing you would notice? your paycheck would be bigger because there were no longer be federal taxes taken out of your check. imagine that. you would get your check
god in america." please welcome to iowa mr. david bossie. [applause] this morning, we will hear the five to seven minutes of remarks from each panelist. then we will move into the audience participation question and answers. first up, i would like to welcome to the microphone marilyn rickert. [applause] >> hello, i am here to talk to you today about a topic you not think too much about. liberty and taxation. that seems like an oxymoron. under our current tax system, that is true. i...
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that was demonstrated for all of america to see. we are also in the process of making sure that washington begins to do what every american family and small businessperson is having to do right now. it's called tightening the belt. it's called trying to learn how to do more with less. . and inherently what that means is we got to start prioritizing the things that are important to the american people. the problem is we've seen n.p.r. anits programming often veer far from what most americans would like to see as far as the expenditure of their taxpayer dollars. that's the bottom line. nobody's on a rampage. nobody is trying to say that we don't like n.p.r. for n.p.r.'s sake. we've seen how they spend their money. it's time to prioritize. it's time to reflect the common sense of the american people, and that's why the bill takes the form that it does. it says that we've got to go, number one, listen to the executives at n.p.r. that says they don't need taxpayer funding. well, listen, we are all about looking for ways to cut right now
that was demonstrated for all of america to see. we are also in the process of making sure that washington begins to do what every american family and small businessperson is having to do right now. it's called tightening the belt. it's called trying to learn how to do more with less. . and inherently what that means is we got to start prioritizing the things that are important to the american people. the problem is we've seen n.p.r. anits programming often veer far from what most americans...
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they were all saying, that is how america is living? they have beautiful wives, big cars, what do we have? we want a little bit better life. what we can do, however, as these countries are trying to shut down the internet -- did anybody see the movie pirate radio? it is about an american guy who put a ship off of great britain and pumped rock music, the beatles, but to britain. they knew there was rock music. we could have pirate internet. we could put ships, or however we would face it, and we could have that vehicle as a work around. i think that is a great thing for us to do. it is non-military. is what we are -- it is what we are good that, and it would probably give jobs to all those 25-year-old kids who are unemployed. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> over one belsen students entered this year's documentary cup -- 1000 students entered this year's documentary competition. we will stream of the winning bid is. -- we will stream all of the
they were all saying, that is how america is living? they have beautiful wives, big cars, what do we have? we want a little bit better life. what we can do, however, as these countries are trying to shut down the internet -- did anybody see the movie pirate radio? it is about an american guy who put a ship off of great britain and pumped rock music, the beatles, but to britain. they knew there was rock music. we could have pirate internet. we could put ships, or however we would face it, and we...
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america, for 2010. that followed $3.5 billion in refunds that bank of america reported in 2009. bank ever america's federal income tax benefit this year is roughly two times the obama administration's proposed cuts to the community development block grant program, which is a life line to communities such as i represent, where unemployment is still over 9%. six banks, bank of america, wells fargo, citigroup, j.p. morgan chase, goldman sachs, and morgan stanley together paid income tax at an proximate rate of 11%. those poor companies. of their pre-u.s. tax earnings in 2009 and 2010. had they paid 35%, the federal government would have received an additional $13 billion in tax revenue. you know how much that is? that's enough to cover the salaries of 132,000 teachers whose jobs have been lost since 2008. who do you think caused all the layoffs? wells fargo reportedly received a $4 billion federal income tax refund on $18 billion in pre-tax income in 2009, and only paid 7.5% on its pretax intomorrow of $19 billion in 2010. its federal benefits for 2009 and 2010 is $2.5 billion whic
america, for 2010. that followed $3.5 billion in refunds that bank of america reported in 2009. bank ever america's federal income tax benefit this year is roughly two times the obama administration's proposed cuts to the community development block grant program, which is a life line to communities such as i represent, where unemployment is still over 9%. six banks, bank of america, wells fargo, citigroup, j.p. morgan chase, goldman sachs, and morgan stanley together paid income tax at an...
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the libyans have nothing to do with america. if we really wanted to get involved in this situation in any way ever, we should have started a long time ago, a lot longer before we did, and if we were going to do something, we should do a whole lot more than what we are doing now. what we are doing it is an attempt to look like we tried to do something, of which, i may be wrong, but that is what it looks like. host: gary, republican line, dayton, ohio. caller: i do not think we should bother with libya. the president cannot run our country. we have the worst president we ever had. thank you. host: call from the new york times" -- "the new york times." host: birmingham, alabama, tennis on our democrat line. kenneth. caller: he did the right thing. he had not done anything, cable news would have shown images of the people he slaughtered. he did the right thing. i know we are broke. it is unfortunate this happened at this time when the country is broke, but he did the right thing. in time, this will work out. people have to give the
the libyans have nothing to do with america. if we really wanted to get involved in this situation in any way ever, we should have started a long time ago, a lot longer before we did, and if we were going to do something, we should do a whole lot more than what we are doing now. what we are doing it is an attempt to look like we tried to do something, of which, i may be wrong, but that is what it looks like. host: gary, republican line, dayton, ohio. caller: i do not think we should bother with...
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we have to start standing up to america here. i appreciate and respect every member of this congress who served in the military. we honor them. just as they honor the members of my own family. my father, frank, who is a world war ii veteran. my brother, frank, who was a vietnam veteran. my brother, a vet ram-era veteran. my sister, an army veteran. i come from a family that appreciates service to our country. but how are we serving our troops by letting them in a situation that's impossible? whether it's greater numbers of them returning home with injuries from i.e.d.'s, how are we serving our troops by telling them we are going to keep extending the period of the war? who's speaking up truly for our troops here? is it general petraeus who says, we'll just keep the war going and maybe we'll, maybe we'll send 2,000 troops out of afghanistan or redirect them by 2014. . he doesn't get to make the choice. that choice must be made by the congress of the united states. it's time we started to stand up for the constitution of the united
we have to start standing up to america here. i appreciate and respect every member of this congress who served in the military. we honor them. just as they honor the members of my own family. my father, frank, who is a world war ii veteran. my brother, frank, who was a vietnam veteran. my brother, a vet ram-era veteran. my sister, an army veteran. i come from a family that appreciates service to our country. but how are we serving our troops by letting them in a situation that's impossible?...
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the narrative says that america is against muslims, it creates this that america is going to iraq, to convert, kill them, attack them. that's the narrative. we can present our strategy so far has been try to break down that propaganda. that's wrong. we need to have a forward strategy of liberty minded freedom minded ideas into the islamic consciousness. we can do that as muslims but we need your help through websites, a social network. look what happened in egypt and tunisia through social networking and that countered a lot, that wasn't islamists that did that. most was secular muslims that wanted to take control of their future. when we have a government that produces a report and after the hassan incident and the word muslim or islam or jihad isn't in the document, you wonder why we are so paralyzed in treating this, i as a muslim i need this conversation. if we're going to fix this cancer that's within, the whole viable wonderful beautiful faith that i practice, we need to be able to talk about it. it's like trying to treat cancer without saying the word. it's not islam, but it's
the narrative says that america is against muslims, it creates this that america is going to iraq, to convert, kill them, attack them. that's the narrative. we can present our strategy so far has been try to break down that propaganda. that's wrong. we need to have a forward strategy of liberty minded freedom minded ideas into the islamic consciousness. we can do that as muslims but we need your help through websites, a social network. look what happened in egypt and tunisia through social...
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turning america's lowest performing schools around. this is something that has not received as much attention as it should, but it could hardly be more important to our country. right now, there are about 2000 high schools in america, about 12% of the total number of high schools in america, that produced nearly half of the young people the drop at a school. -- drop out of school. we note these schools are often found in rural areas or in big cities like miami, many of these schools have a lot of haitian americans, african-americans, and other minority students. miami central used to be one of the schools. used to. [applause] but it is important for us to remember where we has been so we know where we need to go. this is to be a place where the problems on the street followed kids into the classrooms. it was hard for young people to learn. where the dream of college was out of reach for too many. or there was a culture of failure -- where there was a culture of failure that brought everybody down. turnaround these schools -- turning ar
turning america's lowest performing schools around. this is something that has not received as much attention as it should, but it could hardly be more important to our country. right now, there are about 2000 high schools in america, about 12% of the total number of high schools in america, that produced nearly half of the young people the drop at a school. -- drop out of school. we note these schools are often found in rural areas or in big cities like miami, many of these schools have a lot...
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and in america, we are safe and follow rules. you have been trained by too many union teachers that are giving a distorted view of reality whether it is global warming or that we should not be using coal. that carbon dioxide is killing us when i inhale or exhaled. give me a break. if you want to go and attack something that is dangerous. look at the death caused by homosexuality and aids. are you going to stand there and tell me you're going to attack them? no. that is right at your mainstream base of your party. he wants to take money from anybody, distort their mind so that they cannot take it, and give us the crop that we have. we have been a potential president to is any factual, not eve, does not know how to do anything. they got hillary clinton has the cojones to go and lead foreign policy. host: let's bring this back to energy policy. what needs to be done? caller: the financial regulations that are placed upon all of the investments of are caused by the epa and rules. they need to alleviate that. if they were just cancel
and in america, we are safe and follow rules. you have been trained by too many union teachers that are giving a distorted view of reality whether it is global warming or that we should not be using coal. that carbon dioxide is killing us when i inhale or exhaled. give me a break. if you want to go and attack something that is dangerous. look at the death caused by homosexuality and aids. are you going to stand there and tell me you're going to attack them? no. that is right at your mainstream...
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-- and peru and other places in central and south america. another great deal from it. of relevance to this event, as we drove over here i remember watching his interaction with the press and he was really quite skillful in that. i remember one day in particular watching an especially lively press conference. and when it was complete we were walking to his vehicle and he said, what did you think? how you think it went? and i said, well, sir, it seemed to me that you got all your point across, but frankly, you never answered a single one of their questions. [laughter] well, he responded, they did not ask a single one of mine. [laughter] i am sure that will not be the case today. a look forward to a conversation with a great princeton colleague, the man who has to have the record for the most of deads since 9/11 -- the most of since 9/11. i will note that mike has been in afghanistan more recently than i have. he just got back a ninth ago, i guess. we will asking for updates as well. >> thank you, general. i want to begin with -- a lot of peopl
-- and peru and other places in central and south america. another great deal from it. of relevance to this event, as we drove over here i remember watching his interaction with the press and he was really quite skillful in that. i remember one day in particular watching an especially lively press conference. and when it was complete we were walking to his vehicle and he said, what did you think? how you think it went? and i said, well, sir, it seemed to me that you got all your point across,...
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we would be turning our back on the history in america where p.m.i. has been used to secure risk. we must remember what happened in terms of the collapse of freddie mac and fannie mae. what happened was congress directed that they buy a certain percentage of their portfolio and what were called affordable loans, which became subprime securities, which became 13% of their portfolio, which brought them down when is up subprime securities collapsed. if we all of a sudden decide to pass regulations to define a qualified residential mortgage that are so prohibitive that we run everybody through f.h.a., then we'll be putting a burden on f.h.a. and creating a situation of another collapse or another inability of the united states to meet housing needs through the private sector. and through we will underwritten loans. so my reason for coming to the floor is to send a message before the decisions are made to be thoughtful in determining what the parameters will be on qualified residential mortgage. yes, i do think an 80% or less loan should be qualified and avoid risk retention. but a wel
we would be turning our back on the history in america where p.m.i. has been used to secure risk. we must remember what happened in terms of the collapse of freddie mac and fannie mae. what happened was congress directed that they buy a certain percentage of their portfolio and what were called affordable loans, which became subprime securities, which became 13% of their portfolio, which brought them down when is up subprime securities collapsed. if we all of a sudden decide to pass regulations...
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and it wasn't that johnson lost middle america, middle america lost the president. and that's why tet was sacrificed. it wasn't just the press, it was mainly lyndon johnson. he gave up on himself. so the lessons, i guess, from tet that apply to today are things like don't give the enemy credit for having a better plan than they are. sometimes you'll see people today talk about terrorists like they're some kind of geniuses, long-term planners with this sophisticated plan that we can't understand, and everything they do is part of this unfolding of history. well, maybe they're just making mistakes. i'll tell you, i don't think that osama bin laden thought that ten years after 9/11 he'd be holed up in some cave somewhere, you know, wondering when a hellfire missile was going to come down on his head. i don't think that was part of the plan. i think he thought he'd be the head of saudi arabia right now. you know, that was the plan, not what's going on right now. so, you know, don't give 'em credit for being these geniuses because they're not. secondly, don't redefine th
and it wasn't that johnson lost middle america, middle america lost the president. and that's why tet was sacrificed. it wasn't just the press, it was mainly lyndon johnson. he gave up on himself. so the lessons, i guess, from tet that apply to today are things like don't give the enemy credit for having a better plan than they are. sometimes you'll see people today talk about terrorists like they're some kind of geniuses, long-term planners with this sophisticated plan that we can't...
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in many ways this book, "america's misadventures in the middle east." the title explains the content. it's about how we got to the sorry pga -- sorry path in which we find ourselves. this is a series of essays and speeches which provide a realtime look at what was happening and what i thought was going wrong and unfortunately more often than not i proved to be all too prescient. so, book starts, as bill mentioned, with my experience in the gulf war, where i was very, very determined, if i had anything to do with it, to ensure that general william sherman's definition of the purpose of war was applied. he said, war -- the purpose of war is to produce a more perfect peace. i failed completely. there was what no war termination strategy, and a military triumph of enormous, perhaps unprecedented, proportions, was never translated into the political arrangements that might have produced a victory. the war in fact, because there was no war termination strategy, never ended up saddam hussein remained in power, and some years later, a decade or more later in 20
in many ways this book, "america's misadventures in the middle east." the title explains the content. it's about how we got to the sorry pga -- sorry path in which we find ourselves. this is a series of essays and speeches which provide a realtime look at what was happening and what i thought was going wrong and unfortunately more often than not i proved to be all too prescient. so, book starts, as bill mentioned, with my experience in the gulf war, where i was very, very determined,...
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let me first that my words of gratitude for your service to the united states of america. madam secretary, in october, i am sorry in september 2010 you made it really impacting statement and if i may just to take a few seconds to quote what you said. you said -- posted national security threat into in two ways that undermine their capacity to act in our own interest and it does constrain us where constraints may be undesirable and it also sends a message of weakness internationally. i share your concerns about the threat that poses to our national security. when you made that statement, that was 13 for -- $13.4 billion. would it be fair to say that of secretary that you have 13 trillion more reasons to be concerned about the national security of the united states? >> i don't think it increases it by 13 trillion. i think it goes up to 14 trillion i think i'm a but it is a big number congressman. let me, let me take your question very seriously because obviously you quoted me and that is what i believe. if we are not strong at home we are not going to be strong abroad and i
let me first that my words of gratitude for your service to the united states of america. madam secretary, in october, i am sorry in september 2010 you made it really impacting statement and if i may just to take a few seconds to quote what you said. you said -- posted national security threat into in two ways that undermine their capacity to act in our own interest and it does constrain us where constraints may be undesirable and it also sends a message of weakness internationally. i share...
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res. 83, designating march 2, 2011, as read across america day. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate, and any statements relating to the matter be placed in the record as if read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of senate resolution 84, resolution introduced earlier today by senator casey. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 84, expressing support for internal rebuilding, resettlement and reconciliation within sri lanka that are necessary to ensure a lasting peace. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. schumer: mr. president, i further ask that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid u
res. 83, designating march 2, 2011, as read across america day. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate, and any statements relating to the matter be placed in the record as if read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent...
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poverty in america is increasing. what we understand, pregnant women and little kids do to the get good nutrition, the likelihood is that they're going to get, that the births might be low weight or little babies might come down with illnesses if they don't have good nutrition. poverty is increasing. yet the republicans want to cut the wic program by $750 million, 10%. title one education funding, everybody understands we have problems with wedcation right now. large dropout rates. republicans want to cut $5 billion from the department of education. on and on and on it goes. now what do i think? do i think that it is appropriate that we balance the budget on low income pregnant women an infants who need nutrition? do i think you should throw 200,000 kids off the head start program? do i think you cut the social security administration severely? do i think you cut planned parenthood which has done such a good job in preventing unwanted pregnancies? does that make sense? i don't think so. i don't think that is good for
poverty in america is increasing. what we understand, pregnant women and little kids do to the get good nutrition, the likelihood is that they're going to get, that the births might be low weight or little babies might come down with illnesses if they don't have good nutrition. poverty is increasing. yet the republicans want to cut the wic program by $750 million, 10%. title one education funding, everybody understands we have problems with wedcation right now. large dropout rates. republicans...
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america will honor country. broad of jobs. but that the mice are whining about the mexicans. producing all the manufacturing to mexico. but what the state takes place. we can't compete. we can't do this. no wait are whining about the chinese and the indians. were a country of whiners. that's how we are. we should have enough confidence that we can compete with people if we all sacrifice a little bit for the common good. >> watch this event from wheaton college in illinois at 8:00 p.m. eastern on stand to >> a recent report on women in the news media to show that women represent only a third of full-time journalism positions in men occupy the vast majority of management jobs and newsgathering positions in most nations. international women's media foundation commissioned the report which analyze research data from 500 outcasts and print companies nearly six countries. this is an hour. [applause] >> thank you very much. but the very kind introduction. welcome all of you to washington. i wish the weather was better, but you have, the perfect time and it is very exciting for me to
america will honor country. broad of jobs. but that the mice are whining about the mexicans. producing all the manufacturing to mexico. but what the state takes place. we can't compete. we can't do this. no wait are whining about the chinese and the indians. were a country of whiners. that's how we are. we should have enough confidence that we can compete with people if we all sacrifice a little bit for the common good. >> watch this event from wheaton college in illinois at 8:00 p.m....
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secretary and i want to thank you for your report entitled america's housing market. i read it thoroughly and while it might be a little light on some specifics in some areas and without a single concrete position on a way for word i believe it does come to a number of conclusions the will be very helpful for members to grasp as we move forward with the state. the first conclusion is that the federal government housing policy did play a significant leading role in the financial crisis of 2008 and the ongoing bailout of fannie and freddie is over $150 billion counting and in that dwarfs all other bailouts that occurred during the crisis. the second conclusion is that specific entities, fannie and freddie mac must be terminated and should never come back to life. and this is important for everyone from the members to industry community groups and taxpayers to understand that point. i agree with the administration these entities must be put on a path to a resolution and i will work closely with the administration to see that that is accomplished. the report is a purely p
secretary and i want to thank you for your report entitled america's housing market. i read it thoroughly and while it might be a little light on some specifics in some areas and without a single concrete position on a way for word i believe it does come to a number of conclusions the will be very helpful for members to grasp as we move forward with the state. the first conclusion is that the federal government housing policy did play a significant leading role in the financial crisis of 2008...
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do you believe that al-qaeda still poses a threat to the united states of america and if that's still correct, since they are not a presence in afghanistan, with all of our resources and so much of our money has been dedicated in the arena, where are they now, are we capable of taking the fight to them wherever it may be? >> sir, i think al-qaeda is struggling. i think that its leadership is less experienced. i think its ranks are less fractured than any time in the last decade. and they certainly have distributed -- there is al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula, al-qaeda in iraq and other al-qaeda-associated groups in the region. so there is a requirement to continue taking the fight to where they are, sir. >> general? >> they are a threat. they're under terrible pressure right now. they've gone to ground in the epicenter of this effort which is up in the fatah but they've also distributed down into al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula. they have been hit hard in iraq but they're still a threat to the iraqi government. and we see links going down into somalia with al-shabaab. >> if i may a
do you believe that al-qaeda still poses a threat to the united states of america and if that's still correct, since they are not a presence in afghanistan, with all of our resources and so much of our money has been dedicated in the arena, where are they now, are we capable of taking the fight to them wherever it may be? >> sir, i think al-qaeda is struggling. i think that its leadership is less experienced. i think its ranks are less fractured than any time in the last decade. and they...
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i have yet to heard this representative say anything about corporate america helping out america as well.rp everybody else has to help out. why, why are we giving these subsidies to these oil companies?e why are we giving corporations, these corporate tax breaks? he keeps saying that don't tax the well think because they create jobs.ec last i understood, there aren't any jobs and they had these tax breaks for the past eight years. or the past 10 years.he so, when you keep saying the y to mom-and-pop stores, save them taxes, you know, give them a tax break because they can hire more people.ax but your small business policy doesn't apply to them. it applies to the corporations, the ones that open, two or three owners that is millionaires.ra okay. and they have got like, maybe four or five employees. so, i mean, you talking out of both sides of your mouth if you ask me. you want us to take the hit as middle class but, corporate america and upper echelon don't want to pay their fair share. so where's the fair and balance there? f >> guest: well, i think there's a culture of t overspending in wa
i have yet to heard this representative say anything about corporate america helping out america as well.rp everybody else has to help out. why, why are we giving these subsidies to these oil companies?e why are we giving corporations, these corporate tax breaks? he keeps saying that don't tax the well think because they create jobs.ec last i understood, there aren't any jobs and they had these tax breaks for the past eight years. or the past 10 years.he so, when you keep saying the y to...
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i'm in there just now. -- i in the americas now. i think that the title for this very important session off to have focused on something else other than the roles. the reason for this is that ngos in egypt had been established a long time ago, but they had been weekend because of the application of a term that we know in economics, during the gold standard was observed that the coins was less content of gold, circulate and the coins with more gold content were melted and sold in the market. and, therefore, there was a very important law that came and said, which said that the bad currency drives good currency up with speculation. i may modify this in egypt, and i said, bad people drove good people out of circulation. so, there are many organizatio organizations. they know exactly what they are doing. they were established for a specific role, but they had been handcuffed by the system. one man started. now, he was a prominent sociologist, a professor, was thrown into jail together with other 20 others, simply because they monitored
i'm in there just now. -- i in the americas now. i think that the title for this very important session off to have focused on something else other than the roles. the reason for this is that ngos in egypt had been established a long time ago, but they had been weekend because of the application of a term that we know in economics, during the gold standard was observed that the coins was less content of gold, circulate and the coins with more gold content were melted and sold in the market....
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secondly, a lot of uncertainty in america. all of our polls show consumers are concerned about their job. ron described this as the blast radius of the recession. like 70% of the people have a friend or family member who lost a job. so there is this uncertainty of, will i still have a job. as a result, they're spending less money. there is also uncertainty over the near-term direction of prices. why buy today if you think the price is going to go down five or 10% in the next year? might as well wait a little while. no incentive to keep buying. household formation rates dropped in this recession. some is due to the economic problems we have. so you don't have the a bunch of new houses. new people needing to buy houses. average income has been flat for over a decade. what will eventually drive long-term housing prices will be average incomes go up. if average incomes won't go up, it won't drive housing prices up. affordability relative to income is certainly better today than it is in last four or five years. and it is about to
secondly, a lot of uncertainty in america. all of our polls show consumers are concerned about their job. ron described this as the blast radius of the recession. like 70% of the people have a friend or family member who lost a job. so there is this uncertainty of, will i still have a job. as a result, they're spending less money. there is also uncertainty over the near-term direction of prices. why buy today if you think the price is going to go down five or 10% in the next year? might as well...
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are much more on the line than america does. and there's so much anti- american sentiment that by putting america in the forefront, you simply aid and abet gaddafi's paranoia that this is really just a plot to steal their oil. >> we have frozen under president obama's instructions libyan assets is. we have also gained from the united nations a ruling on this -- not a ruling but a message from them, which is comprehensive. do you think that's an achievement? plus the fact we have no longer doing business with the embassy, even though it is not a rupture of diplomatic relations. >> yeah. looking to be fair to president obama, i've been very critical of him on pretty much everything, but to be fair to him i think he's looking at the libyan situation through a pragmatic lens, and he is saying which is what should ask, before committing troops, does the situation involve america's national security interests? the argument could go both ways. i understand what some are calling for, this is a humanitarian crisis, there's a moral obliga
are much more on the line than america does. and there's so much anti- american sentiment that by putting america in the forefront, you simply aid and abet gaddafi's paranoia that this is really just a plot to steal their oil. >> we have frozen under president obama's instructions libyan assets is. we have also gained from the united nations a ruling on this -- not a ruling but a message from them, which is comprehensive. do you think that's an achievement? plus the fact we have no longer...
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then, there is elsa, who has six relatives in america. and desperately wants her sister to know she's okay. hi, this message is for elana. elana, this is bill weir with abc news. i'm in northern japan right now. and i just saw your sister, elsa. she's okay. and she wanted you to know that and that she loves you. hope you get this message. >>> after all the horrific details coming from japan, there is one absolutely miraculous story of survival this morning. japanese rescuers found a 4-month-old girl in the debris of one village. it's believed that little girl survived three days all alone. >> now, amid the chaos, she was reunited with her father. and just moments later, another tsunami warning came. but it was followed by the all-clear. so, a couple of good stories among the devastation. >> glimmers of hope. >> yeah. what you really need. >>> coming up next, japan's economy takes another hit today. >>> plus, a looming shortage of japanese goods. even the popular prius could be in short supply. . [ shrek ] calm down donkey. it's vacation t
then, there is elsa, who has six relatives in america. and desperately wants her sister to know she's okay. hi, this message is for elana. elana, this is bill weir with abc news. i'm in northern japan right now. and i just saw your sister, elsa. she's okay. and she wanted you to know that and that she loves you. hope you get this message. >>> after all the horrific details coming from japan, there is one absolutely miraculous story of survival this morning. japanese rescuers found a...
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we're america's natural gas. the smarter power today. learn more at anga.us. you could get arrested for that you know. it's not what you think. look. there was a time when a company like that would envy us. little outfit. it's almost quaint. all these years we had something they could never have. something only the biggest operations could ever afford. it was our strategic advantage. now they have it. what exactly is "it" that they have? logistics. a level playing field. it's not fair. an ibm computer system named watson won jeopardy. but the real winner? human kind. life is really about questions and answers. this technology can help us get some of those answers. we're going to revolutionize many, many fields with this new capability: healthcare, government, finance, anywhere decision- making depends on deeper understanding of the huge wealth of information that's out there. i thought the game was the end... i'm realizing it's just the beginning. that's what i'm working on. i'm an ibmer. premier of the packed bag. you know when to hold 'em... and how to fold
we're america's natural gas. the smarter power today. learn more at anga.us. you could get arrested for that you know. it's not what you think. look. there was a time when a company like that would envy us. little outfit. it's almost quaint. all these years we had something they could never have. something only the biggest operations could ever afford. it was our strategic advantage. now they have it. what exactly is "it" that they have? logistics. a level playing field. it's not...
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is this proof that gadhafi is defying america? also this morning, gadhafi says he's just sent a letter to president obama, saying he is prepared to die in this fight. >>> also in japan, there are new fears as radiation shows up in the food supply. but also good news. an unexpected family reunion captured on camera. a tv crew was taping at a shoe store damaged in the tsunami, when the owner's daughter and her family return home. they hadn't seen each other since the disaster hit eight days ago. >>> but we do begin with that fighting in libya. witnesses say the rebel stronghold of benghazi is under attack. and pro-gadhafi tanks are inside the city. it could spark intervention from the u.s. and its allies within hours. and david kerley is with the president, who is beginning a trip to latin america, in brazil. good morning, david? >> reporter: the president is in brazil now. waiting to see if the unpredictable moammar gadhafi heeds his warning. and gadhafi may have answered in the last several hours. and that letter that you mentione
is this proof that gadhafi is defying america? also this morning, gadhafi says he's just sent a letter to president obama, saying he is prepared to die in this fight. >>> also in japan, there are new fears as radiation shows up in the food supply. but also good news. an unexpected family reunion captured on camera. a tv crew was taping at a shoe store damaged in the tsunami, when the owner's daughter and her family return home. they hadn't seen each other since the disaster hit eight...
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laundering things in south america and bringing things into america. >> reporter: at the flea market we are undercover too. suddenly vendors start to pack up. where are you going? >> they said the caps are here. so, we're packing. >> reporter: some take off running. they don't get far. >> did you not hear me to tell you to stop? >> reporter: meanwhile, flea market patrons rush in to steal the vendors' abandoned merchandise. >> how do you think we're going to get away? >> i thought they were free. >> reporter: officers start confiscating suspected fakes. enough to fill a flat bed truck. if they spot enough counterfeit merchandise in a vendor's vehicle, they can confiscate that, too. police arrest six suspects in all. we talked to them most denied selling counterfeits or being part of a larger network. >> i didn't sell anything to anybody. >> reporter: because of north carolina's tough stance they could face felony charges. do you know what a risk that is in this state? >> now, i do. >> reporter: most say that some are forced to pay off a debt. are they making you work selling this stu
laundering things in south america and bringing things into america. >> reporter: at the flea market we are undercover too. suddenly vendors start to pack up. where are you going? >> they said the caps are here. so, we're packing. >> reporter: some take off running. they don't get far. >> did you not hear me to tell you to stop? >> reporter: meanwhile, flea market patrons rush in to steal the vendors' abandoned merchandise. >> how do you think we're going to...
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>>> good morning, america. breaking news overnight, a third explosion and a fire at japan's nuclear facility. all four reactors, now critically compromised, as japan stands on the brink of a nuclear catastrophe. hundreds of thousands ordered indoors, as radiation levels spike. contaminated citizens isolated from their families. as tokyo braces for the fallout, could america's west coast be at risk? >>> and new images of the tsunami's force and fury. residents, percent perched atop trucks. clinging to survive. in its wake, entire destruction. a sign of hope, though. 9,700 feared dead, now found alive. diane sawyer is on the ground, leading our team, as japan continues to face an unprecedented disaster. >>> and good morning. we want to get right to the latest on that nuclear crisis that took an ominous turn over night. >> even worse than we thought. >> much worse. another explosion and a fire at those reactors. japan's prime minister pleaded for calm. but warned of more radiation leakage. and other officials, bot
>>> good morning, america. breaking news overnight, a third explosion and a fire at japan's nuclear facility. all four reactors, now critically compromised, as japan stands on the brink of a nuclear catastrophe. hundreds of thousands ordered indoors, as radiation levels spike. contaminated citizens isolated from their families. as tokyo braces for the fallout, could america's west coast be at risk? >>> and new images of the tsunami's force and fury. residents, percent perched...